SubscribeRegional strengths pave way for biotech’s future in North Carolina
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 16, 2008 - Biotechnology inNorth Carolina doesn't only happen in Research Triangle Park. From Murphy to Manteo, the state's diverse natural resources are growing biotechnology companies and creating jobs.
Nanobiotechnology to Alternative Energy
At Biotech 2008, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center's statewide team will discuss those natural strengths and how they're being used in everything from nanobiotechnology to alternative energy. The panel discussion will take place at 2 p.m. on Monday during the 17th annual statewide biotech conference in Winston-Salem.
"When people think about biotechnology in North Carolina, they naturally think of the Research Triangle Park," said Steven Casey, vice president of statewide operations for the Biotechnology Center.
"Nowhere else in the world, however, will you find such an array of natural resources, from medicinal flora in the mountains to marine biotechnology on the coast."
The strategic forum "Biotechnology Throughout North Carolina" will also highlight the Centers of Innovation, the Biotechnology Center's latest program that targets research and commercialization within a specific biotechnology-dependent industry. The Centers of Innovation and statewide offices are intertwined in the Biotechnology Center's strategy for strengthening biotechnology statewide.
Casey will moderate the forum, which includes the followingBiotechnology Center staff as speakers:
Marjorie Benbow, Director, Greater Charlotte Office
John Chaffee, Director, Eastern Office
Randall Johnson, Director, Southeastern Office
Cheryl McMurry, Director, Western Office
Gwyn Riddick, Director, Piedmont Triad Office
Mary Beth Thomas, Senior Director, Centers of Innovation Operations
Biotech 2008 is the annual gathering of the bioscience community fromNorth Carolina and the Southeast. It is sponsored by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, the North Carolina Biosciences Organization and the Biotechnology Center. More information, including registration and media attendance information, is available at http://www.cednc.org/conferences/biotech/2008/.
The Biotechnology Center is a private, non-profit corporation supported by the N.C. General Assembly. Its mission is to provide long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina by supporting biotechnology research, business, education and workforce training statewide.